Is any of your relatives a famous/known/notorious person?

Started by Pedrito, October 13, 2015, 02:03:51 PM

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DGuller

#15
October 13, 2015, 04:01:38 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 13, 2015, 03:24:50 PM
I had a great uncle who ran with Capone.  They never did find out where he's buried.  Some more recently who are cut from the same cloth.
:o I think you were completely right about Erdogan. :unsure:

lustindarkness

#16
October 13, 2015, 04:02:36 PM
Famous? No, well known? Depends on your definition of well known.

My grandfather from my mom's side was well known in PR, he was the first rican superintendant of the Methodist Church in PR, he and his church was responsible for the little town/community to exist/grow.

My grandfather from my dad's side was the barber in his town, he was extremely well known in his town.
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Malthus

#17
October 13, 2015, 04:20:18 PM
Yes, an aunt who is a famous writer.
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Valmy

#18
October 13, 2015, 04:22:34 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 13, 2015, 04:20:18 PM
Yes, an aunt who is a famous writer.

Wait did she write Harry Potter?
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mongers

#19
October 13, 2015, 04:30:18 PM
Quote from: Valmy on October 13, 2015, 04:22:34 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 13, 2015, 04:20:18 PM
Yes, an aunt who is a famous writer.

Wait did she write Harry Potter?

All of Malthus' posts, it's her novel for the social media age.
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Monoriu

#20
October 13, 2015, 04:30:33 PM
Quote from: Malthus on October 13, 2015, 04:20:18 PM
Yes, an aunt who is a famous writer.

I remember in university I had a lecturer who worshipped your aunt.  It got totally ridiculous as she mentioned her almost every other sentence.   I swore that I would not read any of her books as revenge.  Never imagined that I would talk to one of her relatives in this fashion after all these years :hug:

Zanza

#21
October 13, 2015, 04:52:12 PM
Quote from: Syt on October 13, 2015, 02:17:25 PM
Nobody in my family has ever done anything of note to draw attention from the general public.
Same here.

Savonarola

#22
October 13, 2015, 05:12:31 PM
Followers of my Colombian thread know that I was (briefly) el hijo de Jeff Immelt.  :alberta: ;)
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Razgovory

#23
October 13, 2015, 06:02:16 PM
Quote from: DGuller on October 13, 2015, 04:01:38 PM
Quote from: Razgovory on October 13, 2015, 03:24:50 PM
I had a great uncle who ran with Capone.  They never did find out where he's buried.  Some more recently who are cut from the same cloth.
:o I think you were completely right about Erdogan. :unsure:

My cousin is married to a Union boss :)  I have another cousin that is married to Genovese in the banking industry.  That's his actual name as well. You'd think with name that well known you'd change it or something. Some who are blood relatives I don't want to mention do stuff around St. Louis.  Don't worry, I have no talent for that kind of work.  Well, I kinda do, but I makes you feel real bad afterwords.  Anyway, those guys are bores and louts.
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PDH

#24
October 13, 2015, 09:32:48 PM
My grandfather had controlling shares and was president (later Chairman of the Board) of William Morrow Publishing.

His great grandfather was Henry Wise, the Virginia governor who hanged John Brown and later became an incompetent Civil War General.

There are some other fun people on this side of my family, but that is enough.
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frunk

#25
October 13, 2015, 09:39:02 PM
10th cousin twice removed of FDR.

DontSayBanana

#26
October 13, 2015, 09:42:14 PM
Yes.  John Morgan, John Quincy Adams, John Adams, and Robert the Bruce are rather well-known, I would say.
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Valmy

#27
October 13, 2015, 09:52:38 PM
Well hell if we are going that far back I descended from Henry VII as well as the Patrick Stewart 'The Bastard of Orkney' the guy who inspired Ramsay Bolton for George RR Martin.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Capetan Mihali

#28
October 13, 2015, 09:58:39 PM Last Edit: October 13, 2015, 10:08:22 PM by Capetan Mihali
My great-uncle was a mid-level TV producer (mostly for the USA Network, not sure if it's still around) and high-level L.A. sleaze who always had young casting-couch girlfriends.  He was in Rao's in NY once when it got shot up in a mob beef in the early 90s and was mentioned in the Post. :)

EDIT:  Looking him up he is noted for his work on made-for-TV movie Legion of Fire: Killer Ants! (released in Germany as Marabunta) among other things. :lol:
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Josquius

#29
October 14, 2015, 10:15:26 AM
Beyond Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme tune guy: No.
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